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On 18/06/2010 09:21, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Thu, 17 Jun 2010, Henry Bremridge wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 09:44:23PM +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> >>> There's a governors position open in a nearby school and I've made >>> initial enquiries into it... But I'm just wondering if anyone here >>> is/has been a governor of their local school? This is a primary >>> school FWIW... >>> >>> Any pointers - or run away, screaming... !!! >> >> Have you seen >> >> http://www.governornet.co.uk/publishArticle.cfm?topicAreaId=26&contentId=1347 >> >> http://www.governorline.info/issues/liabilities/ > > Yes... Some of that is the "run away, screaming" stuff!!! > > The school is/was in special measures following a pretty bad ofsted, but > it's got a new head and things look good for it - just thinking of > something to do in my local community.. > > Cheers, > > Gordon > As long as you set realistic targets, it can be rewarding. Note: do not set up 'impossible' for the kids targets and defend them against OFSTED requirements for normal pupils. A 'mix' is difficult for OFSTED inspector to handle. thereafter forget any spare time you had! -- Regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html